Fun Facts About the Name Mina
- More than 19 thousand babies named Mina: U.S. records list 19,935 babies given the name Mina from 1880 through 2025. Even 672 boys received the name Mina - about 1 boy for every 29 girls.
What Does the Name Mina Mean?
Mina belongs to more than one language, so it carries more than one meaning. In Persian, Mina (مینا) means "enamel" or "azure" - the blue glaze used in Persian enamelwork (minākāri) - and classical poets used the word as an image of the sky and of paradise. That poetic use is symbolic rather than part of the word's basic sense.
In Europe, Mina is usually a short form rather than a name with its own root. It is a diminutive of Wilhelmina, the feminine of Wilhelm, built from Germanic elements meaning "will" and "helmet" or "protection," and also of Hermine, the feminine of Hermann, "army man." The German form Minna arose the same way. In Slavic languages, Mina serves as a short form of names such as Milena, Milica, and Jasmina.
Other origins are separate. In Arabic and Coptic, Mina is the form of the name Menas, borne by an Egyptian martyr. In South Asian usage, Meena or Mina (मीना) means "fish" in Sanskrit-derived vocabulary. Japanese Mina is written with various kanji, so its meaning changes with the characters chosen.
Mina Name History & Origins
The Christian use of Mina reaches back to antiquity. Menas (Coptic and Arabic Mina) was a third-century Egyptian martyr, and a large pilgrimage complex grew up around his shrine at Abu Mina, southwest of Alexandria. The name has remained in use among Coptic Christians, usually for boys.
In German-speaking Europe and Scandinavia, Mina developed as a pet form of Wilhelmina and Hermine, and Minna was also used as an independent given name. In Serbia, Croatia, and neighboring countries, Mina is used both as a short form of longer names and as a name in its own right.
Persian Mina has an established place in the literary tradition as a word for enamel and for the blue of the sky, and it is a familiar given name in Iran. Japanese Mina is created from kanji, often combining a character such as 美 ("beauty") with others, so different bearers of the name may write it in unrelated ways.
How Popular is the Name Mina?
Mina recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2023. Its best rank was #175 in 1880.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #597 | 491 | 0.0305% |
| 2024 | #608 | 493 | 0.0306% |
| 2023 | #586 | 512 | 0.0319% |
| 2022 | #613 | 488 | 0.0298% |
| 2021 | #591 | 507 | 0.0309% |
| 2020 | #661 | 435 | 0.0269% |
| 2019 | #683 | 426 | 0.0254% |
| 2018 | #625 | 480 | 0.0282% |
| 2017 | #703 | 411 | 0.0238% |
| 2016 | #744 | 384 | 0.0217% |
| 2015 | #765 | 370 | 0.0207% |
| 2014 | #689 | 412 | 0.0231% |
| 2013 | #752 | 360 | 0.0205% |
| 2012 | #839 | 318 | 0.0181% |
| 2011 | #809 | 333 | 0.0189% |
| 2010 | #964 | 266 | 0.0150% |
| 2009 | #861 | 323 | 0.0176% |
| 2008 | #907 | 304 | 0.0161% |
| 2007 | #946 | 287 | 0.0149% |
| 2006 | #999 | 260 | 0.0137% |
| 2005 | #895 | 281 | 0.0152% |
| 2004 | #885 | 276 | 0.0150% |
| 2003 | #1,046 | 219 | 0.0120% |
| 2002 | #949 | 236 | 0.0131% |
| 2001 | #1,110 | 191 | 0.0106% |
| 2000 | #1,147 | 178 | 0.0098% |
| 1999 | #1,192 | 162 | 0.0091% |
| 1998 | #1,232 | 148 | 0.0084% |
| 1997 | #1,071 | 177 | 0.0102% |
| 1996 | #1,253 | 140 | 0.0080% |
| 1995 | #1,327 | 125 | 0.0071% |
| 1994 | #1,110 | 162 | 0.0091% |
| 1993 | #1,482 | 108 | 0.0060% |
| 1992 | #1,961 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 1991 | #1,869 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 1990 | #2,092 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1989 | #1,763 | 77 | 0.0042% |
| 1988 | #1,981 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #1,586 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1986 | #2,141 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1985 | #1,849 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1984 | #1,804 | 60 | 0.0036% |
| 1983 | #1,898 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 1982 | #1,666 | 69 | 0.0041% |
| 1981 | #1,724 | 66 | 0.0040% |
| 1980 | #1,899 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 1979 | #1,850 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 1978 | #2,337 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1977 | #2,112 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1976 | #2,044 | 43 | 0.0029% |
| 1975 | #1,974 | 45 | 0.0031% |
| 1974 | #2,016 | 42 | 0.0029% |
| 1973 | #1,963 | 42 | 0.0029% |
| 1972 | #1,910 | 44 | 0.0029% |
| 1971 | #2,230 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1970 | #2,188 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1969 | #1,642 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 1968 | #1,397 | 65 | 0.0040% |
| 1967 | #1,344 | 67 | 0.0041% |
| 1966 | #1,564 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 1965 | #1,732 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1964 | #1,625 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1963 | #1,855 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1962 | #1,522 | 55 | 0.0028% |
| 1961 | #1,657 | 47 | 0.0023% |
| 1960 | #1,612 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 1959 | #1,662 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1958 | #1,428 | 56 | 0.0028% |
| 1957 | #1,417 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 1956 | #1,308 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 1955 | #1,194 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 1954 | #1,254 | 63 | 0.0032% |
| 1953 | #1,256 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1952 | #1,396 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1951 | #1,201 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1950 | #1,267 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 1949 | #1,053 | 73 | 0.0043% |
| 1948 | #1,053 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 1947 | #1,065 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 1946 | #1,012 | 70 | 0.0045% |
| 1945 | #1,010 | 59 | 0.0045% |
| 1944 | #940 | 68 | 0.0051% |
| 1943 | #1,013 | 62 | 0.0044% |
| 1942 | #884 | 78 | 0.0058% |
| 1941 | #910 | 66 | 0.0055% |
| 1940 | #779 | 83 | 0.0073% |
| 1939 | #787 | 76 | 0.0069% |
| 1938 | #743 | 87 | 0.0079% |
| 1937 | #784 | 77 | 0.0072% |
| 1936 | #843 | 65 | 0.0062% |
| 1935 | #749 | 82 | 0.0078% |
| 1934 | #697 | 92 | 0.0088% |
| 1933 | #741 | 80 | 0.0079% |
| 1932 | #668 | 102 | 0.0096% |
| 1931 | #700 | 92 | 0.0086% |
| 1930 | #656 | 110 | 0.0098% |
| 1929 | #687 | 105 | 0.0094% |
| 1928 | #701 | 101 | 0.0088% |
| 1927 | #640 | 126 | 0.0106% |
| 1926 | #658 | 121 | 0.0102% |
| 1925 | #667 | 123 | 0.0101% |
| 1924 | #681 | 119 | 0.0095% |
| 1923 | #635 | 134 | 0.0111% |
| 1922 | #630 | 137 | 0.0114% |
| 1921 | #652 | 127 | 0.0103% |
| 1920 | #601 | 143 | 0.0119% |
| 1919 | #578 | 145 | 0.0128% |
| 1918 | #576 | 153 | 0.0132% |
| 1917 | #505 | 172 | 0.0159% |
| 1916 | #478 | 178 | 0.0170% |
| 1915 | #492 | 156 | 0.0159% |
| 1914 | #535 | 109 | 0.0143% |
| 1913 | #455 | 120 | 0.0192% |
| 1912 | #496 | 93 | 0.0167% |
| 1911 | #428 | 91 | 0.0218% |
| 1910 | #483 | 71 | 0.0179% |
| 1909 | #462 | 67 | 0.0193% |
| 1908 | #455 | 64 | 0.0191% |
| 1907 | #443 | 66 | 0.0207% |
| 1906 | #391 | 78 | 0.0264% |
| 1905 | #399 | 72 | 0.0247% |
| 1904 | #381 | 75 | 0.0272% |
| 1903 | #339 | 86 | 0.0328% |
| 1902 | #374 | 73 | 0.0276% |
| 1901 | #338 | 83 | 0.0347% |
| 1900 | #351 | 92 | 0.0307% |
| 1899 | #325 | 85 | 0.0365% |
| 1898 | #307 | 104 | 0.0402% |
| 1897 | #300 | 92 | 0.0393% |
| 1896 | #282 | 107 | 0.0450% |
| 1895 | #297 | 94 | 0.0402% |
| 1894 | #274 | 103 | 0.0462% |
| 1893 | #263 | 105 | 0.0493% |
| 1892 | #258 | 105 | 0.0494% |
| 1891 | #222 | 119 | 0.0642% |
| 1890 | #259 | 95 | 0.0499% |
| 1889 | #246 | 90 | 0.0505% |
| 1888 | #227 | 104 | 0.0582% |
| 1887 | #272 | 61 | 0.0418% |
| 1886 | #230 | 80 | 0.0554% |
| 1885 | #218 | 82 | 0.0616% |
| 1884 | #262 | 56 | 0.0434% |
| 1883 | #178 | 89 | 0.0792% |
| 1882 | #181 | 76 | 0.0705% |
| 1881 | #193 | 62 | 0.0674% |
| 1880 | #175 | 73 | 0.0802% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,051 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,680 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #7,580 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,101 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,705 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #8,506 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #5,488 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #6,225 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #5,441 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #3,578 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #4,834 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,189 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #4,027 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #4,344 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #4,932 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,172 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #5,995 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,006 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #5,605 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,996 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #6,108 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,174 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,778 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #5,060 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #4,068 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #6,674 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #4,274 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,566 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,535 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,795 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #3,992 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #5,333 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #4,163 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #3,695 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #3,287 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #4,331 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #4,196 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #3,830 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #2,914 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #4,040 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #4,566 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,050 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #5,285 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #7,024 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,931 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mina Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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